Hunger affects more than 815 million people worldwide. Understanding the full scope of hunger and malnutrition can be daunting, but we believe you can make a positive difference in the fight against hunger. This year at PaperCon, the paper industry is doing its part to give back to the community by offering a volunteer opportunity at PaperCon’s 2018 Community Service Project on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C., USA. During this charitable event, paper and packaging professionals will help package 10,000 meals for families in need. You are invited to be part of this life-saving event. 

Even seemingly small contributions can add up to a BIG impact.

The PaperCon 2018 Community Service Project is brought to you by the TAPPI Young Professionals Division. They will be partnering with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid worldwide. The event will help provide food for those who need it most as well as allow volunteers from across the paper, pulp, and packaging industries to connect with their peers.

PaperCon is the world’s largest technical conference for the paper and packaging industry. It will take place on April 15-18, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C. Paper and Packaging Professionals from more than 23 different countries will gather to share and discuss new technologies, best practices, and key issues affecting the industry. The 2018 program will address key topics on Papermaking Innovations and Additives, Fluid Mechanics, Coating & Graphic Arts, PIMA Management, Paperb    oard Recycling, Nonwovens, Reliability & Maintenance, Control Systems, Young Professionals, and much more. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to not only participate in PaperCon’s comprehensive, peer-reviewed technical program but also many special events and programs. These include Young Professionals sessions, workshops, roundtables, expert-led panels, committee meetings, Hot Topics Breakfast, New Technology Showcase, and exhibits. Many networking events are also scheduled, including a conference awards dinner and a networking reception at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Registration will be opening shortly. Visit the PaperCon website often for updates and program information..

Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030. Driving Rise Against Hunger’s work is the recognition that ending hunger is more than just feeding people, which led Rise Against Hunger to focus its feeding programs in areas where we can have a real impact and expand its hunger-fighting programs beyond meal packaging and distribution. Rise Against Hunger meal packaging volunteers produce millions of nutritious meals annually that are then distributed to partners in countries around the world.